How To Install http_ping on Fedora 34
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install http_ping on Fedora 34.
What is http_ping
http_ping runs an HTTP fetch every few seconds, timing how long it takes.
We can use yum or dnf to install http_ping on Fedora 34. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install http_ping.
Install http_ping on Fedora 34 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
The output should look something like this:
Fedora 34 - x86_64 20 kB/s | 6.6 kB 00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64 1.4 kB/s | 989 B 00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 68 kB/s | 6.5 kB 00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates 3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB 00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates 17 kB/s | 5.9 kB 00:00
Metadata cache created.
After updating yum database, We can install http_ping using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install http_ping
Install http_ping on Fedora 34 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
The output should look something like this:
Fedora 34 - x86_64 20 kB/s | 6.6 kB 00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64 1.4 kB/s | 989 B 00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 68 kB/s | 6.5 kB 00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates 3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB 00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates 17 kB/s | 5.9 kB 00:00
Metadata cache created.
After updating yum database, We can install http_ping using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install http_ping
How To Uninstall http_ping on Fedora 34
To uninstall only the http_ping package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove http_ping
http_ping Package Contents on Fedora 34
/usr/bin/http_ping
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/25
/usr/lib/.build-id/25/a29c759e1a1d2d0333f4905ccb718309627ffe
/usr/share/doc/http_ping
/usr/share/doc/http_ping/README
/usr/share/man/man1/http_ping.1.gz
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install http_ping on Fedora 34 using yum and dnf.